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New to me and my wife GLE 350! We started off looking at XC60's, then moved over to looking at the GLB 250's, but as soon as we got in the GLE we knew it was the one. Great balance of everything we were looking for in a second vehicle. The 2.0L is peppy and I actually preferred it over the V6 in the 450, but it could use a little more punch. Do folks here do any tuning, ECU mods, etc? How about intake and exhaust systems - for a quick 20hp and an AMG like sound, maybe it's worth the $$$?
We like what we found, I feel like it might be a fairly rare option combo. It's the AMG-line, black out (or midnight?), tan interior, pano roof, 4matic, 3rd row. That combo of features proved hard to find used in our price range. But we did it!
Congratulation. Volvo XC60 is an amazing vehicle by the way.
the GLE350 is lacking in the power/drivetrain refinement department, but the vehicle as a whole is great. Enjoy!
Congratulations, it's looking great, I like light interiors too. I wouldn't mod this engine just to be on the safer side. Is it still under original warranty? If it is, you have an option to extend it up to 7/100 I believe.
also, you can setup up an individual mode on that vehicle to your custom settings. I set mine to a more responsive steering, and little more punch. if you haven't already careful check you maintenance records. and purchase the best 91 octane fuel you can buy. Since this is a direct injection engine. look in the records to see if it's plugs have ever been changed or the head has been de- sooted on the valves (they can scope it on the intake manifold side) you want to do everything to make sure you have good longevity on the engine. it's an excellent vehicle. I agree with the other posters, don't go doing too much modification on the engine performance, its all there in setting already. Remember this is a heavy Vehicle on a 4lcyl + turbo engine. Comfort mode is default so I just switch to my individual setting once the engine is warmed up. And welcome to the Mercedes Banz Family.
Last edited by FireRx Captain; Apr 23, 2024 at 07:02 PM.
also, you can setup up an individual mode on that vehicle to your custom settings. I set mine to a more responsive steering, and little more punch. if you haven't already careful check you maintenance records. and purchase the best 91 octane fuel you can buy. Since this is a direct injection engine. look in the records to see if it's plugs have ever been changed or the head has been de- sooted on the valves (they can scope it on the intake manifold side) you want to do everything to make sure you have good longevity on the engine. it's an excellent vehicle. I agree with the other posters, don't go doing too much modification on the engine performance, its all there in setting already. Remember this is a heavy Vehicle on a 4lcyl + turbo engine. Comfort mode is default so I just switch to my individual setting once the engine is warmed up. And welcome to the Mercedes Banz Family.
Thanks for the reply! Yup, definitely running 91 in it. Great tips on maintenance and plugs, I'll look into that. It's at 41k mileage now.
The most I'd do is an exhaust/intake to help it breath and maybe sound a touch meaner.
I need to setup an individual mode...for the life of me I can't figure what sport mode does to the esp that would make a roof box unsafe 😂😂
Congratulations! I have just over 22k miles on my 2020 GLE 350 and after a few annoying little things when it was new, it's been a very good car. I find the 4 cylinder peppy enough for me and like not having to worry about an eventual failure of the 48 volt battery the 450 has. It's almost impossible to find 91 octane around here so I feed it 93. The best "upgrade" I made was getting rid of the run flat tires. My best tip for enjoyment of the car is to switch to ECO mode as soon as you get moving. This makes the car start out in 2nd gear and greatly smoothes the jerky feeling of the auto stop/start "feature.
Congratulations! I have just over 22k miles on my 2020 GLE 350 and after a few annoying little things when it was new, it's been a very good car. I find the 4 cylinder peppy enough for me and like not having to worry about an eventual failure of the 48 volt battery the 450 has. It's almost impossible to find 91 octane around here so I feed it 93. The best "upgrade" I made was getting rid of the run flat tires. My best tip for enjoyment of the car is to switch to ECO mode as soon as you get moving. This makes the car start out in 2nd gear and greatly smoothes the jerky feeling of the auto stop/start "feature.
Just wanted to highlight a couple of things:
1) Batteries are consumables, they all fail, it's just a matter of time. Any car component can be defective, there is nothing special about 48V system in this regard. As per MB reports, there are hundreds of thousands of v167 on the road, something to consider when evaluating the frequency of the failures reported.
2) "This makes the car start out in 2nd gear and greatly smoothes the jerky feeling of the auto stop/start "feature"" ~~ Is it easier to switch to ECO mode or just push the button right next to the "Start" one to disable Start/Stop? Anyway, the 48V system, for most people, make it all unnecessary as it's way smoother start/stop.
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